Bringing Truth and Reconciliation to the Classroom
In the spirit of the calls to action by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), please join us for this interactive event whereby we will hear from educators and scholars concerned with reconciliation in classroom spaces followed by conversations that engage those attending to plan for constructive action in teaching and learning. In June 2015, […]
Share Your Research on Twitter – Monthly draw prizes for @UBCEduc grad students
Have you been accepted to speak at a conference? Is your data analysis yielding exciting findings? Did you read a stimulating paper? Tweet about it – and more! Make sure to tag your posts with #EdResearch and mention @UBCEdResearch to be entered in our monthly draw. For more information:http://yre.educ.ubc.ca/share-your-research/ New to Twitter? Inquire about our […]
New Canada Research Chair Searches
We are currently recruiting for two exciting CRC positions in Indigenous Health and Well-being and Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation.
2nd Annual FoE TEC Expo
The Second Annual Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Expo is coming soon! This year on July 8th and 9th in the Scarfe foyer from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Celebrate innovative and effective uses of technology in both physical and virtual classrooms. Engage with both faculty and students, each showcasing technology from their own perspective. Be inspired! […]
Mitacs-Accelerate Internship Program
Congratulations to Sandra Scott for receiving funding from Mitacs-Accelerate Internship Program!
Graduate Student Tri-Agency Information Session
Are you a Faculty of Education graduate student applying for a SSHRC/CIHR/Affiliated Fellowship this year?
If so, please join us in an Information Panel for Education Graduate Students!
Eli Puterman
Health Psychology; Stress Resiliency; Physical Activity Interventions; Life Course Adversity; Cellular Aging;
Dr. Eli Puterman studies how adversity experienced across the lifespan – starting in childhood all the way through older adulthood – accelerates the aging of our immune system and impacts psychological stress reactivity. Using interventions, laboratory-based stress manipulations and ambulatory assessments, Dr. Puterman’s research is aimed to develop tailored activity-based interventions with novel targets, including immune system aging and biological and psychological stress resiliency.
Reginald D’Silva
Integrating technology in language and literacy contexts;
Reginald D’Silva has a multidisciplinary background in engineering, computer science and the social sciences. His PhD research focused on the use of voice recognition software programs in developing literacy skills in post-secondary English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. He currently is the Academic Director of the UBC Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange programs where he is involved in the scholarship of teaching and learning of language and content courses.
Survey on Science engagement for UBC
UBC would like to recommend that you take a 10-15 minute survey that gets to the heart of what it means to be a scientist/researcher (a measurement of excellence in science engagement/outreach). A working group at the Global Young Academy (where Dr. Kai Chan is a UBC representative) is a launching a novel effort to […]